Unity in adversity

Published On: August 15, 2017 01:00 AM NPT By: Hari Bansh Jha

Let’s join hands to turn this challenge in the form of massive floods in Tarai into an opportunity to unite the whole country.

Will the US strike?

Published On: August 15, 2017 12:30 AM NPT By: Minghao Zhao

China has serious reservations about America’s North Korea policy, for example over the deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system.

The Rawalpindi road

Published On: August 14, 2017 12:45 AM NPT By: CK Lal

On 70th Independence Day, two cheers to people of Pakistan; much remains to be done to realize Quaid-i-Azam’s dreams

Crisis of mediocre men

Published On: August 14, 2017 12:26 AM NPT By: Keshar M Ghimire

The challenge for top leaders is to pick the most electable candidates without alienating other aspirants

Computing idiocy

Published On: August 14, 2017 12:15 AM NPT By: Hitesh Karki

One of computer teachers confided that whenever he had to do practical classes, he would plug out monitor cable

Dangerous Doklam

Published On: August 13, 2017 12:48 AM NPT By: Trailokya Raj Aryal

All of you reading this already know what is happening in Doklam. So it makes no sense to copy-paste from other news sites on the origin of the conflict. Therefore, this piece will specifically focus on what Nepal should do to save ourselves if the situation turns ugly. And all signs suggest that it will get ugly.

Act of hope

Published On: August 13, 2017 12:42 AM NPT By: Simone Galimberti

On August 6, the Nepali parliament endorsed the Disability Rights Bill, potentially heralding a new era for persons with disabilities in the country. It was a great achievement for the National Federation of the Disabled-Nepal (NFDN) and it was long overdue.

Controlling cyber conflict

Published On: August 13, 2017 12:37 AM NPT By: Joseph S Nye

LAS VEGAS: When cyber-security professionals were polled recently at their annual BlackHat conference in Las Vegas, 60 percent said they expected the United States to suffer a successful attack against its critical infrastructure in the next two years. And US politics remains convulsed by the aftermath of Russian cyber interference in the 2016 election. Are cyber-attacks the wave of the future, or can norms be developed to control international cyber conflict?

Infographics: “Dodgy” greenhouse gas data threatens Paris accord

Published On: August 13, 2017 12:23 AM NPT By: Republica

Potent, climate warming gases are being emitted into the atmosphere but are not being recorded in official inventories – a key provision of the Paris climate deal – according  to a BBC investigation.

Beggars on multicultural streets

Published On: August 12, 2017 12:55 AM NPT By: Naresh Rai

Some people were turning into beggars despite having their own homes and making as much as £500 a day